Kai Alexander Kennedy (born 28 March 2002) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a winger for Falkirk, on loan from Rangers.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kai Alexander Kennedy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Falkirk (on loan from Rangers) | ||
| Number | 73 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2019 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Falkirk (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Scotland U-16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Scotland U-17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Scotland U-18 | ? | (3) |
| 2019– | Scotland U-19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:05, 14 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2020 | |||
Kennedy previously had loan spells with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic and Hamilton Academical.
Kennedy came through the youth system at Rangers On 15 June 2018, Kennedy signed a three-year contract with the club.[2] He made his first-team debut for Rangers on 17 January 2020 in a Scottish Cup match against Stranraer at Ibrox Stadium.[3]
In late September 2020, it was reported by the Daily Record that Kennedy was being chased by multiple clubs including Sheffield United, Manchester City, Roma and Bayern Munich due to a contract dispute with Rangers.[4] In October 2020 he was loaned to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Championship.[5][6] On 5 January 2021, Kennedy's loan at Inverness Caledonian Thistle was cut-short due to homesickness after Scotland was placed into another full lockdown, leaving him with the inability to travel between Inverness and his family in Glasgow.[7]
On 8 January 2021, Kennedy signed a new contract with Rangers until the Summer of 2023. On the same day he signed a loan deal with Raith Rovers until the end of the season.[8][9] On 22 July 2021, Kennedy returned to Fife with Dunfermline Athletic, signing a season-long loan deal.[10] Kennedy was recalled by his parent club during the January transfer window.[11] On 14 January 2022, Kennedy joined Scottish Championship side Hamilton Academical on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[12]
In July 2022 Kennedy was loaned to Falkirk for the 2022–23 season.[13]
Kennedy has represented Scotland at various youth levels up to under-19s. He was promoted to the under-21 squad in November 2020.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Inverness CT (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Raith Rovers (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Career total | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
Falkirk F.C. – current squad | |
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